There are millions of businesses worldwide, and many of them are small businesses. Small businesses often begin as what we call startups, funded largely by a few ambitious people. Usually, these businesses go in a few different directions. There is the small but notable number of small businesses that become wildly successful, growing into the major corporations that many of us are familiar with today. Then there are those that manage to maintain comfortable sales, allowing the owners to live as they need to. They’re comfortable; while nobody is getting rich off of us such businesses, they are successful. Some businesses, however, are unable to take off. This is not something anyone should be ashamed of, as there are a variety of factors that go into why some businesses are successful and others